and many people believe that it's acting on behalf of pg & e. there are a lot of people who believe that and i wonder if there is any consideration at the puc that there is a connection anyway between what they feel is between ibw and pg & e against cca. >> the california puc does have rules in regard to marketing in a cca environment. i'm not aware that the puc has conducted an investigation and inquired about the puc's role and campaign or any other behind-the-scenes or open activities. >> it seems like there is a great deal where now this past week my daughter was actually looking at a youtube video justin beeber and there came up shell shock. i was stunned to see it and surprised that it was not being done with pg & e and collaboration between the two. i know a lot of people feel that way. the puc, isn't that their role to look at that? >> it might be. i think that c puc would probably look at others to ask for some kind of inquiry. we haven't asked for that kind of inquiry. >> okay. just for the record, my daughter does like justin beeber. >> i'm more of a joanie mitchell fan. >> okay. commissioner mar? >> can you talk a little bit about th

pg & e has won most. i was involved in a case where three conduits were under our force main. by our city, with the knowledge of sf puc and they tried to put the blame on pg & e to compromise our force main. when the public gets home, we the public, we need the experts to discuss factual stuff. we know pg & e is going to fight you and you need to fight pg & e. >> your time is up. >> next speaker please. anyone else would like to comment? seeing no one. public comment is closed. >> next item. >> schedules of rates and charges of the san francisco public utilities commission power enterprise for phase one of the clean power sf community choice aggregation program for renewable power procurement within san francisco. >> today i can like to talk to you about the history of the program, just a few reminders. talk a little bit about the program and how it's designed and how we vision it and how we have revised it and made a change to make it a more viable program than it has been in the past. first, as you all know in 2004 the board of supervisors voted to implement as part of it's energy resource program and a way to decrease

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pg & e has moved in that direction. at the same time we know that puc has not even approved that program. pg & e could back out and it's great that they want to do that, they provide another opportunity for customers, but it's no guarantee and they could have done that a long time ago if they were really serious about it. it's unclear what the future brings around for that program. if we move forward with our program and i expect we will, then it probably more likely they will have their program in opposition. they will try to sand bag us and i believe it and when it comes down to it we have to go with our program and know that not every san franciscans is going to be a customer. that's what we have accepted moving forward. >> i actually want to wait until miss malcolm finishes her presentation. >> okay. i just want to let you know that we continue to work on a build out red map and working with stakeholder groups and we have presented them an elaborate concept and getting feedback and we are also internally looking at analyzing different sites for different projects. i thought i would let you know that in fact if

commission recommendation calls for the money to come from pg&e shareholders and go to the state's general fund. it's the largest fine ever imposed by the puc the staff of the california public utilities commission has lost sight of our important shared goal of making pg&e's natural gas operation the safest in the country as quickly and as possibly as we can. the newly revised penalty recommendation takes $300 million away from safety improvements and sends that money to the legislature for general fund spending. the full board will vote on the recommendations before the end of the year. >>> a scare at the international space station today. an italian astronaut was an hour into his spacewalk when water started to fill his helmet. >> i feel a lot of water on the back of my head, but i don't think it's seeped from my back. >> are you sweating? are you working hard? >> um, i am sweating. but it feels like a lot of water. >> at first the astronaut thought parmitano's drinking water bag was leaking, but there is too much water for that to be the source. nasa still isn't sure where that water came from. >> clearly we have a problem at this point

commission's recommendation calls for the money to come from pg&e shareholders and go to the state's general fund. it is the largest fine imposed by the puc and is part of the original $2.2 billion penalty. pg&e responded saying, quote, in its zeal to punish pg&e, the staff of the california public utilities commission has lost sight of our important shared goal of making pg&e's natural gas operation the safest in the country as quickly as we possibly can. the newly revised penalty recommendation takes $300 million away from safety improvements and sends that money to the legislature for general sfind fund spending. the board will vote before the end of the year. >>> 2200 firefighters battling a fire out of control in california. the fire that broke out monday west of palm springs destroyed seven homes but there is good news. crews say the fire's burning away from more homes in the area. so far the fire has charred 14 square miles. right now it's only 10% contained. no word on the cause. >>> wednesday brings us a warm-up. meteorologist christina loren here with a look at the forecast. >> good morning. that fire's one that we're going to b

pg&e could pay the largest fine in the industry of the state's public utilities commission for the deadly 2010 and gas pipeline. the pucay at least $300 million in fines. this is part of the proposed penalty of more than $2 billion. it is being recommended that most of the fine be used to improve the safety of the pipelines. the blast assembled killed eight people and destroyed 38 homes. >> up to 900 street parking spaces in san francisco will be reserved for cars sharing vehicles as soon as january under a new two-year experiment that was approved by the man is supposed transportation agency. cars sharing is thriving in san francisco, and rising in popularity, so the city wants to accommodate that growth. >> 19 organizations ranging from a church to gun rights groups have filed a suit against the national security agency to challenge the mass collection of their telephone records. the groups contend that the data collected violates the constitutional first amendment right. in addition to claiming a violation of the right of association, the lawsuit contends that the record's program violates the fourth admitted as wel

puc have at various times controller boxes being put in the public right-of-way. and finally pg&e is [speaker not understood] programmed to put certain above ground facilities to monitor the essential equipment as they continue to move forward. >> supervisor kim. >> thank you. and i had a question on these. i just want to rejog my memory on this. i remember with at&t boxes the which public sidewalks. is it the case there were a number of these companies hat they have to privately negotiate with private landlords versus the city for the use of that right-of-way? under the director's order that was signed by then director of public orlee who is now the mayor, the requirement is very specific that first every agency that wants to place these facilities must first see whether it can be put on private property. obviously they have to reach out to provide information to the department of [speaker not understood] intent. once that happens, then there is a process they need to follow to answer the department's requirement as established under the order. >> so, they first -- the first re

i also point out that i know that this is one of pg&e's high-priorities is this gas line and they have been in constant conversation with us at the puc and also in the mayor's office, because this is a commitment that they wanted to make. so i would just stress that i know that this is important to them. but i understand your issue as well. >> how can we resolve both? today? >> i would request that this commission approve this >> how do we resolve? >> that we as staff address commissioner courtney's concerns in a briefing. >> can i ask a question? >> sure. >> so i will go ahead and comment. and i acknowledge the urgency of awarding this increased easement, but i think there are issues that warrant our attention. specifically the consumers and the people who are impacted by some of these disasters; right? should be entitled to know how the workforce is being trained? what kind of safety provisions are in place? there are a lot of things. if we're going to engage that way and i think it's appropriate. there are a lot of things that we do as a city and county, as a municipal utility district, that aren't being done in the private sector

and pg & e. i have never known labor management to be in a situation like this. but at the end of day we need to take an opportunity. >> our san francisco puc management has spoken with members of the labor group. our general manager and assistant general manager. >> this manager has been unsuccessful to deal with these issues, i doubt that. i think you ought to go to the drawing board with labor to address some of these issues. if there is not, then there is not. at least we would have made the effort. i would feel more comfortable trying to make one last effort before i vote on this proposal. >> we would do that whether or not you adopt a rate today. >> as i said to you i'm not prepared to vote on a rate until you do so and come back to us with the results of those deliberations and go forward from them. i respect these two gentlemen from my left to right for the leadership they have provided and for the other supervisors that are here. i'm also late to this discussion and having been appointed later on. i respect what's happened with the environmental community and puc staff. they have provided tremendous opportunities for discussion and

and international. >>> new at 5, the $300 million, that is the new fine state regulators are recommending that pg&e pay for the deadly explosion. earlier the puc recommended no fine, which drew heavy criticism. the new proposal calls for the money to come from pg&e shareholders not rate increases. the money from the fine would go to the states' general fund, it's not a done deal though. the full board will vote on the recommendation before the end of the year. pg&e responded this afternoon saying, quote, in its zeal to punish pg&e the staff of the california pub utilities commission has lost sight of our important shared goal of making the natural gas operation the safety estimate in the country as quickly as we can. the newly revised pencil recommended takes $300 million away from safety improvements and sends that money to the legislature four general fund spending. >> we have new details on a moe -- on a motive of the double homicide. what prompted the man to pull the trigger. it's speculated that he was upset about the value of the jewelry he had purchased. white showed no hesitation last friday in taking the lives of two innocent women. b

state public utilities commission is taking a tougher stand and now wants pg&e to pay a major fine related to the san bruno pipeline explosion. the puc says the utility should pay at least $300 million in fines for the blast that killed eight people. a fast the current recommendation has shareholders picking up the bill for safety upgrades. >>> a new development in a santa rosa robbery case. three suspects have been firsted with both -- police say the suspects -- the sus iss arrested about -- >>> a man is accused of stabbing two people at a gas station. john of concord stabbed two men outside the bonn fair market last wednesday. he was with a group of people that walked up to the victims as he was pumping gas. he asked. >>> people who live outs of san francisco will have to bea fee. to help college the city council decided to make the fee permanent to tourists. admission remains free for san francisco residents. >>> the city of palo alto plans to cut down 23 dies or -- that that -- >>> the sun is up. when that happens. sal, that usually means the traffic is starting to pick up. >> that is right. no problems on the actual bridge. if y

puc lawyers told two judges they want to correct some inaccuracies. the city criticized the plan as too lenient because it would have allowed pg&e to count safety improvement expenses toward the penalty. the explosion and fire killed 8 people and destroyed 38 homes in 2010. >>> a rude awakening for some 7 million college students this month. interest rates on loans have doubled and they could stay that way if congress can't reach an agreement. >>> hi, i'm meteorologist lawrence karnow in the kpix 5 weather center. skies beginning to clear out now. the temperatures will be cooler today. how much cooler can it get? we'll talk about that coming up. [muffled] i am sir can-a-lot. can-a-lot, here to save you from another breakfast bore. wake up those eggs with glorious spam! (woman) hmmm... that's actually a good idea. [nervous giggle] (male announcer) break the monotony. for more fun ideas visit spam.com. minutes from its last meeti >>> a live look now at the big board. you can see that the dow is down 23 points. stocks are higher this morning after the fed released minutes from its last meeting showing many policymakers wanted to continue this stimulus until 2014. >>> breaking news out of texas where the h

she and he could pay the largest fine in the history of the state's public utilities commission for the deadly 2010 gas pipeline blast. the puc is calling on pgpay at least $300 million in fines. it is part of proposed penalty of more than $200 billion. it is being recommended that most of the fine be used to improve the safety of the pipelines. but last december 0 killed eight people and destroyed 38 homes. >> san francisco supervisors voted to make a permanent the for nine city residents of visiting the botanical garden in golden gate park. it will not cost you $7 to get into the gardens. there are some exemptions, anyone entering the garden between 73930 in the morning will enter for free. school groups and members of the sampras is the botanical garden society will also be exempt from paying. the garden features more than 8000 types of plants including many a rare and endangered ones. >> standards as those board as the risers unanimously approved the city's $7.9 billion budget for the next two fiscal years. the budget restores fo$4 million in federal cuts to hiv prevention, programming and health services. it closes an estimated $124 mill